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Indianapolis Star
Cardinals, robins, blue jays, grackles, brown-headed cowbirds and European starlings are getting sick and dying across Indiana, and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources isn t sure why.
As a precaution, DNR is now asking all Hoosiers to remove their bird feeders.
The birds which have been found in 50 counties, including St. Joseph, Elkhart, LaPorte, LaGrange, Kosciusko and Lake showed eye swelling, crusty discharge and neurological signs of illness.
Samples sent to the Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory tested negative for avian influenza and the West Nile virus.
Evie Kirkwood, a naturalist and retired St. Joseph County Parks director, explained that the state is asking people to take down feeders because the disease could be spreading where birds are congregating.
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Times-Mail
INDIANAPOLIS Reports of sick and dying songbirds in 15 Indiana counties has prompted the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to recommend Hoosiers remove their birdfeeders statewide.
The 15 counties are Clark, Delaware, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, LaGrange, Lake, Marion, Monroe, Newton, St. Joseph, Union, Washington and Whitley.
DNR is working with the Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory and the USGS National Wildlife Health Center to determine the birds’ cause of death.
The affected songbirds showed neurological signs of illness as well as eye swelling and crusty discharge.
Several samples have been sent to IN ADDL. All bird samples submitted have tested negative for avian influenza and West Nile virus. Final laboratory diagnostic results are pending.
Indianapolis Star
Cardinals, robins, grackles and blue jays are getting sick and dying across Indiana, and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources isn t sure why.
As a precaution, DNR is now asking that all Hoosiers remove their bird feeders.
The birds which have been found in 15 counties, including Marion, Hamilton and Johnson counties showed eye swelling, crusty discharge and neurological signs of illness.
The others counties that the birds have been found are: Clark, Delaware, Jackson, Jefferson, LaGrange, Lake, Monroe, Newton, St. Joseph, Union, Washington and Whitley.
Samples sent to the Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory tested negative for avian influenza and the West Nile virus.